A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Love Cubed

Video courtesy IAM: JackeeLynn

Let me start with a quick thank you to JackeeLynn for letting me use the video of her solving a Rubik’s cube.  If it isn’t obvious by now, this post is about the most famous puzzle cube ever invented.

Like LEGO fans, the Rubik’s cube has a loyal following of people who collect cubes.  The majority of these collectors are also the ones who can solve a cube effortlessly because they know the special algorithms that make solving the cube easy.  Now when I first got a cube I got frustrated and took off all the stickers to solve it.  As I got older I found that smashing the cube and putting it back together worked much better.  Did anyone else use these techniques, or was I the only one who couldn’t solve the cube at 4?

Now as much as Jackee loves her LEGO and her cube, the person sporting this tattoo may outdo her love for the cube.

The following image was sent in by SailorxDani as part of the Mutiny Tattoo mini-portfolio on BMEzine.com.  I don’t know who the recipient is, but it’s clear they not only love Mr. Rubik’s invention, but they added a nice sentiment to go along with it.  Not everyone is a perfect cube, and as long as you’re happy with yourself, that’s all that matters.

cube

Just in case it wasn’t clear, that isn’t Jackee’s tattoo, although you can see hers in this ModBlog post from back in February.

I’ve got one more picture from SailorxDani to share with you, but to save some space you’ll have to click the read more button.  I must warn you, the image may bug you.

bug!

As far as palm tattoos go, that one is pretty awesome.  Too bad it’ll probably fade out quickly.

Comments

12 responses to “Love Cubed”

  1. wotnwhy Avatar
    wotnwhy

    at first i thought the bug one was on an ‘older’ man facing right and holding his arm out… o.0

  2. ike urbaniak Avatar
    ike urbaniak

    Bug tat is very cool. Cube, not so much. My humble opinion…….

  3. peteD3 Avatar
    peteD3

    smash technique rules!

  4. chez Avatar

    every time a palm tattoo is profiled here, the author always claims they fade. Some palm tattoos fade but when they’re done properly, they will stay indefinitely. I’ve had mine for about 5 years and it looks like it did the day it was done!

  5. MoseZ Avatar

    I thought that that was a booger at first, but that’s probably because I’m sick…then I remembered Rob saying “bug you a little bit” and realized it was a bug. Love it though!

  6. Kendal Avatar
    Kendal

    I like how close her septum jewelry is to her.. septum.

  7. sailorxdani Avatar

    as far as the rubix cube, i never really asked the client what the correlation with the cube and the quote was, just sorta went along with it…

    the palm tattoo did fade out quite a bit, despite everyones best intent. i dont think the recipient planned on having it as a permanent modification, so we never bothered to go at it again, although you can still see bits and pieces… i should try to get a healed pic to submit…

  8. sailorxdani Avatar

    i feel like i should also mention that the guy who got the squished beetle on his palm does flooring for a living and took no time off of work to try to help it heal… so who knows how it would have with ideal healing circumstances…

  9. jurcis Avatar
    jurcis

    smashing cube and putting it back in right order was only solution for me

  10. Crazy Face Avatar

    same here..smash technique always….I could never get the stickers off properly without them tearing a lil..and they then didn’t wanna go back on, so you have to use glue or tape..then everyone knows you did it…so no lil victory there lol

  11. Nano Avatar

    I love Jackee and her nerdy love of those darn cubes and lego.

  12. The Alchemist Avatar
    The Alchemist

    Jackee, that was awesome. Nerd<3.

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